Faham-ul-Haq, the 19-year-old son of former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, scored his maiden half-century in professional cricket.
Playing for the Faisalabad Region in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Faham ground out 51 off 174 balls. His was one of two half-centuries in the innings, and continued an impressive start to his cricketing career.
Early strides for Faham
Unlike his father Misbah, Faham bowls some seam as well. After a couple of List A games, Faham was selected to play for Pakistan U19. In November 2024, he claimed 3-18 against Afghanistan U19 and, more significantly, 2-41 against India U19.
In January 2025, he made his first-class debut in the President’s Trophy. Playing for the Higher Education Commission, he went wicketless but scored 21 from No.6 against Eshaal Associates.
He played thrice more for the HEC without leaving a mark, and was picked by the Faisalabad Region for the 2025/26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In the first match, he made 13 but picked up 3-59 in the first innings against Karachi Blues.
Now, in the second match of the season, against Sialkot Region at Peshawar, he opened batting after Irfan Khan won the toss and opted to bat. Faisalabad became 26-2, but Faham continued. He batted for 260 minutes, longer than anyone else in the match thus far.
This was Faham’s maiden fifty in professional cricket. With Atiq-ur-Rehman (81) and Mohammad Irfan Khan (42) also getting runs, Faisalabad Region made 255. Sialkot Region built to 189-5 by stumps on the second day.
The son of Misbah-ul-Haq
Misbah, Faham's father, is one of the most important cricketers in Pakistan history. A batting average of 46.62 only tells part of the story. He led Pakistan to 26 Test match wins, 12 more than any other captain from the nation. He played almost until he was 43, and guided the side to success in the difficult decade of the 2010s when they could seldom play at home. Reeling in the wake of the 2009 Sri Lanka bus attack and the 2010 spot-fixing scandal, he restored pride in Pakistan cricket, leading the team to the top of the Test rankings in 2016.
Often called tuk-tuk for his slow batting, Misbah could also switch gears at will. He still holds the record for the fastest Test fifty and, for a while, had the fastest Test hundred as well. His 81 Test sixes are a national record, and he finished with more than 5,000 runs in both Tests and ODIs.
Misbah is also a distant cousin of the legendary Imran Khan, who is himself the cousin of Test captains Majid Khan and Javed Burki. Majid was, in turn, the son of Indian Test cricketer Jahangir Khan, while his son Bazid has also played Test cricket. Misbah’s son Faham, thus, is connected – albeit in a distant way – to a significant cricketing dynasty.
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